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FightinTiger 
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| Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:25 am)
Anyone heard about this? I'm not sure if it's a rumor or based on something factual, but it's one of the coolest things I've heard about recently.
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Wooly 
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:27 am to FightinTiger)
Saw that too. Which pope is pius xii?
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lsu480 
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:27 am to FightinTiger)
Why would they do that when the Catholic Church supported him?
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When in Rome
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:28 am to FightinTiger)
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According to secret Vatican documents recently released wartime pontiff Pope Pius XII attempted a "long distance" exorcism of Hitler which failed to have any effect.
Father Amorth said: "It's very rare that praying and attempting to carry out an exorcism from distance works.
"Of course you can pray for someone from a distance but in this case it would not have any effect.
"One of the key requirements for an exorcism is to be present in front of the possessed person and that person also has to be consenting and willing.
"Therefore trying to carry out an exorcism on someone who is not present, or consenting and willing would prove very difficult.
"However I have no doubt that Hitler was possessed and so it does not surprise me that Pope Pius XII tried a long distance exorcism."
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:29 am to lsu480)
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Why would they do that when the Catholic Church supported him?
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lsu480
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:30 am to When in Rome)
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According to secret Vatican documents recently released wartime pontiff Pope Pius XII attempted a "long distance" exorcism of Hitler which failed to have any effect.
Father Amorth said: "It's very rare that praying and attempting to carry out an exorcism from distance works.
Very rare? 
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Citizen Kane
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:30 am to FightinTiger)
bobby jindal has recieved an exorcism before.
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FightinTiger
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:31 am to When in Rome)
I'd seen that. I'm wondering where those recently released documents are.
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Golfer
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:31 am to Citizen Kane)
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bobby jindal has recieved an exorcism before.
False.
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ChewyDante
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:39 am to FightinTiger)
Reading through that article simply makes me feel that the church is even crazier than I would have guessed they still were. They sound like they are still in the Salem witch mindset.
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Akit1
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:42 am to ChewyDante)
Interesting. Maybe the pope had bad aim. The head priest at my high school use to do exorcisms. Always wanted to ask him about that.
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Citizen Kane
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:43 am to Golfer)
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False.
sorry, he performed an exorcism  LINK
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FightinTiger
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:45 am to Citizen Kane)
Still false. He witnessed one.
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Hater Bait 
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:56 am to FightinTiger)
Maybe from a distance.
Adolf Hitler wouldn't let a Pope perform anything upon his body.
Hitler believe he was sent and protected by Providence.
Hitler believed Christianity was something suited for the slave class.
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UKWildcatsFAN 
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 1:06 am to Hater Bait)
Jeff Long exorcised a demon from Bobby Petrino.
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Cap Crunch 
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 1:07 am to Wooly)
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Saw that too. Which pope is pius xii?
He was probably Pope sometime around World War II if I had to guess...
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 1:33 am to ChewyDante)
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Reading through that article simply makes me feel that the church is even crazier than I would have guessed they still were. They sound like they are still in the Salem witch mindset.
total looney tunes. It's really ridiculous when looked at objectively or through a skeptic's eye.
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Citizen Kane
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 1:45 am to FightinTiger)
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Still false. He witnessed one.
if you say so
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was that Jindal said he witnessed, and then haltingly participated in, the exorcism of his very close friend (a woman named Susan) when he was in college.
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 1:46 am to Cap Crunch)
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He was probably Pope sometime around World War II if I had to guess.
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| re: Pope Pius XII Tried to Perform and Exorcism on Hitler.... (Posted on 3/6/13 at 2:16 am to FightinTiger)
Himmler: hey, pius, me and the guys have been talking. any chance you could maybe do an exorcism on dolphy here soon?
Pius: yea..um. sure. No probs. Uh..you know it works just as good if I just do it over the phone right?
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